CENTER, ND —
OSHA Inspection: MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. in 3401 24TH STREET SW, CENTER, ND 58530 (NAICS 221112). OSHA activity number 346165004.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
- Site address
- 3401 24TH STREET SW
- City
- CENTER
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58530
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 127, CENTER, ND 58530
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221112
- Employees
- 176
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C07 III
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $13,052
General-duty citation text
1910.146(c)(7)(iii): The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space have been eliminated: On or about April 28, 2022, and at times prior, at Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW, Center, North Dakota, where a contractor's employees were exposed to potential health and or physical hazards while entering and working in the Plenum, the host employer did not adequately document the basis for determining that the Plenum was not a permit-required confined space before allowing the contractor's employees to enter the space for cleaning and/or other maintenance activities.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $13052
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.146 C08 III
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iii): When the host employer arranged to have employees of another employer perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not apprise the contractor of any precautions or procedures the host employer has implemented: (a) On or about April 28, 2022 and at times prior, at or near Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW Center in North Dakota where contractor (ICI) employees were permitted to enter a confined space (Plenum). Minnkota Power Coop. did not apprised ICI of any precautions or procedures that were or should have been implemented. Contractor employees were exposed to fly ash that had accumulated to depths of three to four feet in the space.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C08 V
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(v): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not debrief with the contractor at the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the cleaning operation and hazards identified: (a) On or about April 28, 2022 and at times prior, at the Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW, Center, North Dakota where ICI employees were permitted to enter into a confined space, the host employer did not discuss hazards associated with the operation. Contractor employees were exposed to fly ash that had accumulated to depths of three to four feet in areas of the Plenum with thermal burn, and known skin irritation and inhalation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $13,052
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): The employer's permit-required confined space program did not identify and evaluate the hazards of each permit space before employees entered them: (a) On or about April 28, 2022 and at times prior, at Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW, Center, North Dakota where contractor (ICI) employees were allowed to enter a confined space (Plenum) to engage in cleaning activities, the employees were exposed to hazards to include hot fly ash with thermal burn, and known skin irritation and inhalation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $13052
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,047 · Current $1,047
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) On or about April 28, 2022 and at times prior, at or near Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW, Center, North Dakota, where employees and/or contractor employees entered an identified confined space (Plenum) and were not made aware of the danger posed by hot fly ash within the Plenum.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1047
- — C (O) $1047
- — Z (O) $1047
1910.1200 E02 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(2)(i): At a multi-employer workplace, the employer's hazard communication program did not include methods the employer used to provide other employers with on-site access to a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical the other employer(s)' employees may be exposed to while working: (a) On or about April 28, 2022 and at times prior, at or near Milton R. Young Station Minnkota Power Cooperative 3401 24th Street SW, Center in North Dakota where employees for Industrial Contractors, Inc. entering a Plenum duct, were exposed to hazards while working with or near Fly Ash and were not provided the appropriate Safety Data Sheet beforehand.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346165004.
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